Posted by noa on October 12, 2003, at 14:25:54
In reply to Re: Mr. Roger's wisdom teletubbies » Phil, posted by Kath on October 11, 2003, at 22:18:25
I was a Captain Kangaroo kid myself. My favorite was Dancing Bear. Don't ask me why.
Mr. Rogers didn't come around until my younger brother was of the age. Same with Sesame Street. I heard recently that kids who watched Mr. Rogers did better in the long run academically than did kids who watched Sesame Street. My brother seemed to be of the right age for all those shows when they started. Like Zoom, which I was too old for but watched with him cuz I liked it anyway.
Then there were all those local kids shows that no longer exist. Ours was Ranger Andy. which did have somewhat of a science and nature bent to it. When I visited my cousins in New York, we'd watch Wonderama.
The Ranger Andy audience was kids, sitting on long benches. In the beginning, they got to introduce themselves into a mike that hung from above. I went on the show once and Ranger Andy and crew made a big point of telling us not to look up at the mike when we said our name, but of course, everyone did--it was like a reflex. So, watching the show, we thought everyone looked ridiculous craning up to say their names, showing us their necks, essentially, but when we went on it (I think it was with my Brownie troop or something), we did the same exact thing. At some point, I think Ranger Andy died, so the show became "the Ranger Station".
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